2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven groups, each containing 4 teams. Togo was later added to Group K after its reinstatement.
In each group, teams played each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top team in each group qualified, as did the runner-up of Group K (which contained 5 teams) and the two best runners-up from the other groups.
Qualified teams
The teams qualified are:
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host
Draw
CAF conducted the draw for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on 20 February 2010. The draw was held at Lubumbashi, Congo DR where the CAF Super Cup was held on 21 February 2010. The 11 teams in Pot 1 were selected based on their ranking after the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The rest were ranked based on their position at the latest FIFA Ranking.
Notes
Togo was initially banned from competing in the tournament and was thus not involved in the draw, but they were later reinstated and added to Group K (see below).
Did not enter: , .
Togolese Ban
Togo were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus.
Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were readmitted to the 2012 and 2013 tournaments, and (in the case of the 2012 qualifiers) added to the qualification stage.
Tie-breaking rules
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more team have the equal number of points is: (article 14)
Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
Goal difference in all games;
Goals scored in all games;
Drawing of lots.
Qualifying group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Notes
Note 1: Postponed from 4 September 2010, due to the late arrival of match officials.
Note 2: Originally to be played at Tripoli, Libya but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Libya.
Group D
Note: The ranking of the Central African Republic and Algeria by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.
Group E
Group F
Mauritania withdrew from 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before any match was played.
Notes
The Namibia Football Association made a formal complaint that Burkina Faso fielded an ineligible player, Yaoundé-born Herve Xavier Zengue, in the games on 26 March and 4 June. Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte says that the player is eligible as he has a Burkinabé wife. CAF opened an investigation, but later dismissed the protest saying it was filed long after the stipulated period for such appeals.
Namibia indicated that they would appeal the decision to CAF and, if necessary, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on two different points. Firstly that an appeal had been filed with the match referee prior to their game with Burkina Faso but had not been forwarded to CAF and secondly that such an appeal was in any case not required due to article 36.12 of the competition regulations which stated that "non-qualified or a suspended player to take part in group matches shall lose the match by penalty (3–0), even in the absence of protests/reservations".
On 10 January 2012, their appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Group G
Notes
The South African Football Association lodged a complaint against their elimination, claiming that goal difference should be used to decide on the group winner, as it is "the traditional way of determining a log standing". The South African team had believed they had qualified when the final whistle was blown following their 0–0 draw with Sierra Leone. The SAFA later withdrew its appeal.
Group H
Note: The ranking of Burundi and Benin by their head-to-head records is shown below. As they could not be separated on these criteria, ranking was based on overall goal difference.
Notes
Note 3: Originally to be played at Abidjan, Ivory Coast but moved to neutral venue due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.
Group I
Group J
Group K
Ranking of group runners-up
The two best runners-up from Groups A–J qualify for the 2012 ACN. After the withdrawal of Mauritania from Group F, the following rule applies:
The two best runners-up are determined by the following parameters in this order:
Highest number of points
Goal difference
Highest number of goals scored
Match replay in case of parity
Goalscorers
There were 327 goals scored in 130 games for an average of 2.52 goals per game.
6 goals
Issam Jemâa
5 goals
Jerome Ramatlhakwane
Mamadou Niang
4 goals
Manucho
Alain Traoré
Samuel Eto'o
Didier Drogba
Cheick Diabaté
Papiss Cissé
Moussa Sow
Knowledge Musona
3 goals
Stéphane Sessègnon
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Yves Diba Ilunga
Patou Kabangu
Wilfried Bony
Gervinho
Marwan Mohsen
Prince Tagoe
Essau Kanyenda
Chiukepo Msowoya
Ikechukwu Uche
Christopher Katongo
Emmanuel Mayuka
2 goals
Hassan Yebda
Séïdath Tchomogo
Didier Kavumbagu
Faty Papy
Moumouni Dagano
Matthew Mbuta
Héldon
Charlie Dopékoulouyen
Hilaire Momi
Marius Mbaiam
Ezechiel N'Douassel
Francky Sembolo
Salomon Kalou
Didier Ya Konan
Yaya Touré
Fikru Teferra
Oumed Oukri
Saladin Said
Momodou Ceesay
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Asamoah Gyan
Bobo Baldé
Ismaël Bangoura
Oumar Kalabane
Patrick Wleh
Robert Ng'ambi
Jonathan Bru
Mahamane Traoré
Marouane Chamakh
Tangeni Shipahu
Moussa Maâzou
Victor Obinna
Peter Utaka
Joseph Yobo
Mohamed Bangura
Katlego Mphela
Mohamed Bashir
Muhamed Tahir
Shaban Nditi
Mbwana Samata
Backer Aloenouvo
Mani Sapol
Fahid Ben Khalfallah
David Obua
James Chamanga
1 goal
Hamer Bouazza
Adlène Guedioura
Foued Kadir
Flávio
Gilberto
Mateus Galiano
Guy Akpagba
Razak Omotoyossi
Mickaël Poté
Joel Mogorosi
Phenyo Mongala
Wilfried Balima
Aristide Bancé
Charles Kaboré
Jonathan Pitroipa
Abdou Razack Traoré
Dugary Ndabashinze
Selemani Ndikumana
Saidi Ntibazonkiza
Léonard Kweuke
Landry N'Guémo
Elvis Macedo Babanco
Odaïr Fortes
Ryan Mendes da Graça
Valdo
Fernando Varela
Vianney Mabidé
Karl Max Barthélémy
Léger Djimrangar
Mahamat Labbo
Youssouf M'Changama
Abdoulaide Mzé Mbaba
Barel Mouko
Lorry Nkolo
Fabrice Ondama
Dioko Kaluyituka
Déo Kanda
Lomana LuaLua
Zola Matumona
Emmanuel Eboué
Romaric
Kolo Touré
Mahmoud Fathalla
Mohamed Salah
Shimelis Bekele
Adane Girma
Mamadou Danso
Ousman Jallow
Omar Jawo
Sanna Nyassi
Dominic Adiyiah
André Ayew
John Mensah
Sulley Muntari
Hans Sarpei
Isaac Vorsah
Mamadou Bah
Karamoko Cissé
Kévin Constant
Sadio Diallo
Ibrahima Traoré
Ibrahim Yattara
Kamil Zayatte
Basile de Carvalho
Dionísio
Mike Baraza
McDonald Mariga
Jamal Mohamed
Dennis Oliech
Francis Doe
Alsény Këïta
Sekou Oliseh
Theo Lewis Weeks
Dioh Williams
Ahmed Abdelkader
Rabee Allafi
Djamal Bindi
Ihaab Boussefi
Walid Mhadeb El Khatroushi
Ahmed Saad Osman
Faed Arsène
Yvan Rajoarimanana
Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary
Jean José Razafimandimby
Davi Banda
Moses Chavula
Hellings Mwakasungula
Harry Nyirenda
Jimmy Zakazaka
Cédric Kanté
Abdou Traoré
Oussama Assaidi
Medhi Benatia
Mbark Boussoufa
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Youssouf Hadji
Adel Taarabt
Dário
Domingues
Josemar
Maninho
Wilko Risser
Kamilou Daouda
Alhassane Issoufou
Dankwa Koffi
Issa Modibo Sidibé
Michael Eneramo
Obafemi Martins
Kalu Uche
Labama Bokota
Eric Gasana
Jean-Claude Iranzi
Mere Kagere
Elias Uzamukunda
Demba Ba
Dame N'Doye
Mustapha Bangura
Teteh Bangura
Sheriff Suma
Andile Jali
Bernard Parker
Bakri Al-Madina
Mudather El Tahir
Galag
Ala'a Eldin Yousif
Darren Christie
Manqoba Kunene
Abdi Kassim
Jerson Tegete
Kondo Arimiyaou
Serge Gakpé
Aymen Abdennour
Amine Chermiti
Oussama Darragi
Walid Hichri
Saber Khalifa
Khaled Korbi
Geofrey Massa
Andrew Mwesigwa
Geoffrey Sserunkuma
Godfrey Walusimbi
Rainford Kalaba
Collins Mbesuma
Fwayo Tembo
Khama Billiat
Ovidy Karuru
Willard Katsande
1 own goal
Eric Nkulukuta (playing against Cameroon)
Ben Teekloh (playing against Mali)
Joye Estazie (playing against Senegal)
Richard Gariseb (playing against Burkina Faso)
References
External links
Africa Cup of Nations at CAFonline.com
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